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Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24
SOME FOREIGN FACTS.

Gen Strelbiiski was chosen by the In
ternational Statistical congress held at the
Prague, TO make special report upon the
area and present population of the different
European countries He has completed
his work, which in briefest summary is
thus presented:
The total area of Europe is G, 233 060
square klnmeters. five eighths of a mile
OF which 423, 165 belong tn Russia, 39l,
| 600 to Austria Hungary, 33S 900 to Ger
MANY. 303 435 10 France. 3l2 sic to Spain,
29l .Gl5 To Sweden, 203 315 TO NORWAY. 1876.
6l5 to Great Britain and Ireland. $50 $40 to
| Italy, 1913 $50 to Turkey in Europe and
| Bosnia. 49, $40 to Denmark SO. l2j 10 ROu
mania 50 $50 to Portugal 40, 435 To Greece,
| 30. 375 10 Servia, %, S75 To Switzerland,
90, 625 TO Holland, and IS 430 to Belgium.
The Russian empire in Eur pc alone COW
ers more than half of the whole continent,
embracing the Kingdom Of Poland, the
Grand Duchy of Finland, and part of the
Caucasus.
Russia also stands far In advance of all
other nations In respect to her population,
which Is given by Gen Strelbit>ki at 49,.
900, 900, the countries which comes next he
ing the German empire. AZ, 200, 900,
Austria Hungary, SO 900 600; France,
80 800. 0O0; Great Britain and Ire
land. 81 200 600; Italy, 10000 600:
Spain, 16 800, 600; Switzerland, 900 900;
Belgium, 5, $50 600; Roumania. 5 400 0U0;
Turkey in Europe, 1900, 900; Sweden.
4 400. 600; Holland and Portugal, 400, 900
each; Denmark. 100 600; Servia, 2,00O,-
600, and Norway, 1850, 600"
The density of the population is very
different, for while Belgium has POI inhsb
itants to the square kilometer 1--we eightbs
Of mile. Holland 133. Great Britain and
Ireland 1l9, Italy 105, the German Empire
Sc. Spain has on only 50, Turkey 81, Rus
sia q, Denmark Is and Norway g. But
the population of Russia is Increasing at
the rate Of 1850, 900 year, and In half
century 1t will at this rale exceed $50, 600,
coo
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

A Democratic contemporary takes the
circumstances Of the presidents invitations
to visit the fairs and expositions in the west
and south as evidences Of bis popularity
The same test might be spilled to all the
big bulls, fat bears, blooded horses, etc..
secured for such occasions. The presence
of all Of them is procured for one ard the
same purpose, l. e, to draw q crowd.
There are plenty of men who would go
further to see a speedy horse than the presi-
dent any day. but great many others have
curiosity to see real live president. and
after all it is curiosity that impels the
crowds to such gatherings.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

Prof Alexander Agassiz lately demon
strsted The value of a little practical appli.
cation of theoretical science on a large
scale. The Calumet and Hecla copper
mine, In which he Is interested, WAS acci
dentally set on FIRE The professor :mme
distely rugged up big apparatus for max
ing canbonic acid gas and forced 1t down
the shaft. The gas put out the fire. and
the mine has now been opened, and found
10 be much less damaged than was feared
With the success of this experiment before
them, owners and managers of mines will
be shortsighted If they do not avail them
selves of the cheap invention and means 10
promptly apply It.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

The Mulvane extension of the Santa Fe
was completed to Ashland, Clark county,
on the fifteenth of September Ga the
twentieth of October the town will celebrate
its third anniversary and they are planning
for an excursion from Wichita at that
time. We understand that arrangements
are about completed for the erection of q
thirty thousand dollar court house there
this fall: the ten thousand dollar school
house recently burned is being rebuilt and
general prosperity is evidenced throughout
the town and section. Ashland expects to
be the terminus of the extension for several
months
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

The New York Sun In long editorial
article reviews the candidacy of Mrs. Ada
c. Bittenberger for the office of Judge of
the supreme court of Nebraska. Mrs
Bit;enberger graduated from school In
Bloomsbury, Pa, twelve years ago. Since
then she has been professor of physical
culture In the state normal school of Penn
sylvania, editor in chief of the Osceola
(Dskots) Record, after marrying its former
editor, secretary of the Polk county agri
cultural society, president Of the Nebrasks
woman suffrage association, and superln-
tendent of the department Of petition and
legislation In the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union. In 1882 she was admitted
to the bar. The Sun suggestively inquiries
Whist would become Of Lawyer Bitter
berger himself II his wife was put on tie
bench. He could hardly appear before
that coIrt
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Philadelphia Press: The opinion of
genial Sunset Cox that Samuel J. Randall
is "a potentially is unanimously confirmed
Even the star eyed goddess Of the Nam
moth Cave and all the other foreigners will
have to admit this after awhile
The. Boston Herald thinks 1t will not be
very strange If President Cleveland turns
out to be the ablest politician In his party,
and perhaps 1t won't. 1t will be mighty
rough on some of the other fellows. now
ever.
London Referee: The statement that
the Christmas number of the Pail Mall
Gazette will be devoted TO sc0mplefe vim
dicslion Of the character of Judas Iscariot
is devoid of foundation.
New York World: Nearly 100 young
ladies of Atlanta, Ga. have agreed Ia form
a mounted escort to President and Mrs.
Cleveland when they visit the Piedmont
Exposition.
Atlanta Constitution: The Republicans
have become formidable in Kentucky by
merely taking advantage of the folly Of
the Democrats in the state. We have lost
good deal in the west since 1884.
There is a bride at Asbury park, New
York, who only weighs eighty-two pOundsi
It Was quality, not quantity, tina! caught
that husband.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

The inhumsn treatment OF Irwin II
Rsypor, the American conductor who wss
carried off by mob from the Mexican
Central railway and confined In dungeon
In the interior, will of course receive oficisl
attention. The Mexican isil' are not cum
Portable places and the Mexican fare is no,
always pslatable TO Americans. The dis
patch says of Rsynor:
He had been placed In dark dungeon,
eight feet under the ground. without sny-
thing to lie on but the cold ground and all
that was given him to est was some Mexi
can beans cooked In oil and a sort Of cake
made OF corn. cracked between stones and
mixed with -four His drink wss na,ive
burro milk. He had been sep. there 81
DAYS.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24
HON, HANK HEIZERMAN'S LECTURE

To the Editor OF the Eagle
Many, no doubt, have wondered what
has become of Mr.. Heizerman's promised
lecture to the ladies'. We would inform
all interested that 1t is still on hand, but
that the lecturer has been so much engaged
In the recent campaign that he has not had
time to prepare himself for the important
and highly interesting occasion. And now
as the Grand Army meeting is on hand,
the lecture must be deferred until after
that meeting. In the meantime Mr.. II.
will keep an eye on all the varied objects
that may present themselves to illustrate
and give pith to his lecture, which, with
his daily practice at home, will insure a
well prepared, deeply profound and grand
ly eloquent entertainment To render the
occasion more attractive, if possible, John
Fisher will conduct the singing. X
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24
Written for the EAGLE.
tn OLD TOWN PUMP.
TONY ELDEST BROTHER, WILLIAM.

|
In a grove of tall oaks, ct the foot OF the h II,
stood en- old wooden town pamp-staudiDg
there still,
| 1t ives made Of red cedar, sunk deep IN the
And its cool, sparkling water. supplied the
whole town,
Oft times when boy, in the morn's rudy
glow,
VITA an old wooden bucket, to this pump |
would go;
SwifC as a gazelle, down the hill would run,
And theI meet my school mates, who for
water had come.
[RefraiDl-.
To the old town pump, to the cid town pump,
Fur cool, sparkling water run
the shop,
To this pump I'd go, not moment Ia STOP
And ere be was seated, with skip and a
jump
wtuld place to bis lips, cool drink from
this pump,
At iebfall, when golden clouds gilded the
west,
And weary dame nature" was preparing
for rest,
Away to this pump, by the glimmering twi-
I would run and get water to last over
night.
IRefrain J.
To the old to ~n pump. the old town pump,
For cool sparkling water I'd run.
Many years have gone by,-since boy fat
an plump,
When from school / would hasten, to go to
the pump;
Since that time l have roamed over desert
and sea,
And when weary and thirsty, this pump
lopged to see.
Dear father and mothot have about run life's
race,
Ny brothers have all gone away from the
place;
But memory steals back to the foot OF the
hill,
To the old wooden town pump,-standing
there still.
tRefrain. J.
j FERDINAND Y. SAUL.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

The announcement is made that Sam
Small will locate in Washington. He de-
termiDed, when he first decided to enter
the ministry, 10 seek out the wickedest city
@ n the continent and there locate and en-,
GRACE In his life work. For long time he
was uLd cided whether to remain In At
lants or 60 10 Kansas City. He compro-
missed, however, by going to the national
capital Two years and half of Demo
ratio domination was enough to settle the
moral status of that CITY.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

Col. Fred ID. Grant was not member of
the firm Of Grant & Ward at the time that
concern collapsed, nor was he member of
1t at any time before that date. Neither
was his father In any way connected with
it except, like Fred, as loaner of money
TO the plausible and INSCRIPTIONS Ward.
The Grant who was a member of The firm
was Ulysses s Grant, Jr.. younger
brother of New York's Republican csndi-
date for secretary of state
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

The definite announcement by Mr.. Car
Isle that lie Is candidate for reelection &c
the sreakership settles the story to the eff
feet that he would decline the place TO push
tn free trade fight by becoming charm an
Of the committee On ways and means Mr.
Carlisle Is handsome gentleman and.
wi thai, something of a philosopher. He
kp ows his chances of success for re election
TO the speakeTship are more encouraging
than success in accomplishing the free trsde
mission, to say nothing Of the disfgurstion
of CO untel sn &c the said champion is bound
TO sustain, no difference who he may be.
Hence the decisi,n
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

Talk about humidity OF atmosphere in
the malaral districts of the south or the
reebiug, fostering air In the vicinity Of the
Chicago packing houses, but when 1t comes
to the solid thing in that line commend us
TO the description given by the correspond
dent of the Atlanta Constitution of the con
dition witnessed, or rather experienced. in
passing along the elevated railroad over the
west bottoms at Kansas City the other dav.
He says you can cut the atmosphere into
slices with dull knife and fry 1t in its own
preese"
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

We publish IN this issue another letter
from Colonel Milton Stewart who Is now
nskiug an extended European tour. The
colonel Is s native If Somerset, and Is the
Youngest son of Squire Andrew Stewart,
long = resident here The colonel at the
age Il nineteen years took out compsny
from West Virgins. and was under the
Command Of General Mcclellan. His
career SIS a soldier wss marked with eallan-
Try. He and his sister Jane who Is now
here on visit TO relatives, have resided for
some yesrs In the booming town OF Wich-
tia. Kansas. pa Herald.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

Did 1t ever occur 10 the newspapers back
east that 1t is pretty good country where
the people are happy and content. II the
cast Ia so much better than the west 1t Is q
wonder that the people of the west don't
find 1t out and go back. We all came from
some locality In the east In the first place.
& little logic applied to their course OF
reasoning shows how rediculously fallsci-
Gus 1t is. Ksnssns, men and women, are
satisfied with the moves that brought them
to this state, and their condition and sur.
roundings, as witness the very rare occur
renee Of any one returning east 10 remain
after giving Kansas fair trial. As much
cannot be said of the states of the east.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24
Beautiful Suburban Residences

a
of
for
half
all having
sidewalks
bed cellar
THULE folding sliding doors
beautifully
and windows beautiful
outside
and laSter
block pinb
coOrs, cherry
the best OF pure lead and oil coors The prices
reasonable and Each
being 100 feet front 40 deep. Enquire G II INMCC
at the house the Motor LineNO 1l4O
Parties wishing call Walker N
Main ST. or Solomon Sons Topeka and Douglas
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

Resolved, AS loyal citizens we are IN ia
vor of sutaining the laws of the state OF
Kansas, and when the people in their SOW
ereign capacity desire to change, modify,
or add to the statutes. laws which they be
lieve in sheir wisdom will better conserve
the welfare of the common wealth, as rep
resen'atives Of the Democratic party, We
will abide their decision as executed by the
will of the majority, believing as we do in
the wisdom, virtue, intelligence and patriot.
ism of the people Butler County Demo
cratic resolution.
The Butler county Democracy may as
well commence to hunt their holes; the
Sedgwick county oligarchy will proceed to
do the repudiatIng act forthwith.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

The Globe Democrat claims that enough
has been learned concerning the number of
members Of the Grad Army Of the Re
public to be present at the coming encamp-
ment TO permit It TO predict that the as
semblage of the order in that city next week
will be much larger than any which that
organization has ever bad thus far.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

II Senator Plumb was the means of Sc
curing this years experiment at sugar
making al Fort Scott he deserves a monu-
nent as high as Bunker Hill-in the shape
of q sugar loaf-G. G. Sentinel.
That's big chunk of taffy. Why not
preserve his name and beneficent acts in
grateful memory. That would be more
enduring, and pleasing to the senator.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

The following observation of Demo,
cratic contemporary is offered as a volun-
tary contribution Of solace on our part TO
the gentlemen Democrats with prohibition
proclivities who have recently been so
wontonIy repudia,ed by the thoroughbreds
of that party. 1t is the best we can offer
today: when the gentlemen who are en-
ga ged in reading all the brains and charac-
ter out Of the Democratic party have con-
cl uded their patriotic labors the health
officer will remove the remainder"
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

The district fair, which was held at Uusll
last Friday and Saturday, exceeded eI-
pectations. The agricultural dis
play WAS simply Amazing. Beets, cab
bages, tomatoes. onions, apples. peaches
and grapes were in profusion, while water
melons, sQuashes, pumpkins and potatoes
were piled in monster heaps all around the
hall, and as fine display Of field corn as
ever the eye beheld anywhere Cor. Win
field Courier
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

Among the lcdenls of the meetings be
tween the Clevelands and The FOrakers at
Philadelphia last week We fail to see men
ton of any apology from the president to
the governor for his failure TO reply to the
very polite invitation extended him to visit
Ohio, which failure moves the Cleveland
Herald TO remark that ''the people of Ohio
can stand il If the president can"
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

"And whispering L will ne'er consent
consented" Gen. Slocum who has
been prominently talked of as the sue
cessor Of Gen. Fairchild, commander in
chief of the G. A. R., and who at first re
fused to be deemed g candidate, has so far
modified as to say: O.
Il have reluctantly given up the idea of
going to ST. Louis l wish the encamp
ment to be entirely free In it action and
shrink from being placed in the position of
a candidate struggling for the position"
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

Mrs George c. Haddock, the widow Of
the late Rev DR. Haddock, who was muir
dered In Sioux City, Iowa, last year appeals
to the business men Of the United States
for funds to assist her in prosecuting her
husbands murderers
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

John Brown, Jr g, a son of the hero Of
Harper's Ferry, is raising grapes on Put
In Bay Island, Lake Erie. He is only Sc
years old, although 1t seems that he ought
TO be very much older.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

After giving him margin of five days,
including the equinoctial period, for the
naturalization of bis greatest of all storms,
we renew and resff3rm cur conviction that
Weatherwise Virgins warnings are
wort hlaea
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

A prodigiously powerful explosive, which
is being experimental with by the Russian
Minister of War, and is called Sleetova
may be discharged in a cardboard gun
barrel without injury to the gun. Kansas
City and Louisville have both despatched
orders for supply Of the new explosive ts
be employed in their work of demolishing
Oh,
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

We are of the opinion that by the time
she oligarchs get through reading the pro
hibition members out of the Democratic
party In Kansas the party will be so greatly
ensmalled as 10 be comparatively innccu-
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

The National Republican committee viii
meet at Washington in December to fix
upon the time and place for holding the
next national convention. The announce
ment will act as signal to wire pullers to
begin getting in their work. But the
voters as body, not the wire pullers, are
going to shape the work Of the next con-
vention.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

The Chicago Inter Ocean in giving re
sumo Of the anarchist case as pertains to
the eight men now under condemnation.
puts 1t this way;
For what purpose has all this labor been
underground That revenge might be had
for the slaughter of officers of the law y
Certainly not. That they might be re-
formed9 Certainly no.: The protection
Of society has been the object In view
The meaning of The judgment is that seven
of them have been proven SO dangerous to
the peace and welfare of the people as to
demand their extirpation, that one of them
has been proven of such lesser degree of
guilt as to warrant the belief that q term of
imprisonment will act as sufficient protec
tion 10 society against his future acts. And
behind that protection to society which the
direct act OF punishment of the eight con
vic,s is expected 10 insure Is the further
protection that is expected to follow from
intimidation of other anarchists whose
criminal theories have not ripened into
Criminal acts
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

New York Msi! and Express: By all
means le; Governor Hill accept Henry
Georges proposal for joint ssumping tour
Of the county fsirs. They would draw
ike sixty ton locomotive, and the head
money might be devoted 70 aoolishing pow
erty.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

Immigrants are now coming to Kansas
by the train load without special sol!cita-
Non.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24
NOTE THE DIFFERENCE.

Resolved, That we denounce the action
of the Republican legislature of Kansas Ia
usurping The power of government of the
county Of Sedgwick; that the appointment
OF an assistant attorney general for Sedg-
wick county and metropolitan police for
the city of Wichita is I'm American I'M
democratic and unjust From the Demo.
cratic platform of Sedgwick county.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

Henry George was fined SlGo for falling
10 respond to 8 summons TO do jury duty.
This piles up another hundred dollar lump
OF poverty 10 abolish.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

The scheme for the absorption Of the
Baltimore & Ohio telegraph system into
the Western Union Is said 10 have been
abandoned II seems TO have boen turned
on TO ground wire.
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24

The Philadelphia Press feels Sc exceed
ingly fellcitous over the events of last week
in that city, that it is led to present sup
possible state of case after the following
style:
, Suppose that the brilliant series of ma
ttonal celebrations which began In 1875 in
Lexington, went to Yorktown. and end
now in Philadelphia. or will end when the
organization of the government is cele,
brated In 1889, had fallen before the war
instead Of ten and twenty five years after
Can any one doubt that fraternat feeling
and loyalty to the Union would have been
so stimulated ard strengthened by such
celebrations that the difficulty of beginning
The secession movement would have been
enormously increased If the south had
come north and the north south, if the
troops of northern states and southern
states had marched and cautioned together:
If common celebrations Of the common part
of the two sectionSs had drawn the common
people OF each together, would cot much
that is past have been rendered more diff
cult, perhaps prevented altogether?
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24
q. It EfsDIlo-N1
WICHITA, Kans., Sept 10, 1887.

AS agent for New York syndicate,
Carl Schurz has purchased the Buffalo,
New York & Philadelphia railroad for
81, $50, 900. Schulz knows something
about railroadipg, if he was simply an
agent In the deal noted; he has been switch
ing back and forth from main lines to pol
icy side-tracks all through his political
Wichita eagle., 1887-09-24
Wichita,

Plating. subdlviding snd Mapping done In any
locality on short notice P ans and estimates for
r. lines water works and sewerage Prelirninsr,
surveys and location made. All CORES pondenc'
promptly answered. EFT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-03
MILLIONS or MONEY And YEARS OF TINE.
A GREAT RAILWAY SUIT TO TT BROUGHT TO TRIAL
--IuLLIY L...rI,LuNN

|
Thirty VOLUMES OF TESTIMONY.
Elihl Root IS said 10 have lost his vacation last
sumner through beng obliged To wade through sumc
thirty volumes OF encyclopedia size OF testimony in suits
entitled. Banque against Brown and Blsrhofshcin
against Brown" Taese volumes contain the testimony
which has been accumua ing at home AMI abroad
directly AMI b. commission. since ls7J in the suits
DischOlslcm * Gollschm!it bankers ami broker, of
London AMI the Binlue FraucO-E sypiiemne agprst
Bro Brothers CO., J. & ". scligmaD Il Co. Duncan.
sherman & Co.. ana othor bankers aud brokers In this
city.
Tire iefenan's interested in gctting INTO Canada
in 1873 ~ TIC promotion o: tie Neg-Yorh Boston and
Montreal Railway Company. which was organized in
Februirr OF that year FIRST mortgage bonds amounting
20 Sl2J0OOOO wc!c ssGci. seconds u aul0 lui
OF Sl27jO0oD. AMI common stock. 900 0OO These
onnkinS houses Nh BschoG, heim says in March, 1873.
issHel prospectus setting forth tie -! tile enter
prise The proposed road WAS to consist 81 the New.
York ami Boston. tie Putnam anl Dutchcss, the
DI'chcs, AM Columbia the Pine Plains aud Albany and
the Htrcm Exclusion roals ~ starting roiGt On the
representations IA the prospectus AMI those otherwise
mile, NJ. Biscloi,Icim SAYS that his firm took
80. 10000 OF the first ea;c bonds and dsnoscd OF
$1coo90) of these 10 tho BanQlc Franco Tsyptiern
Rl: DE asserts thif the alton, wee &C. that
the WORK on the prOpDSe road hal al .urrl a. far
a. asserted. ina, in r,lrr wa,s be va. missed lie
.herrfo.r ,ei - recover vni ho had lost from Lis
advances on tie remaining Sl.*o0,oo' OF bonls The
bank s1ei for the los>c, on f, Alliances, The whole
| amount involved IS Si,oop.0Dp OF rj,OlO,O0c
The banking arms IN tac.r defence declare thai
Bi-Chof hcn & Goilschm't 70 agreed To negotiate TIE
whole sl2.5OoDo0 OF FIRST gaze bonds ,oHnied
for only SJ,oJJODo and When pressed Ia take the
failed 90 do Tho Of 1873 l. supposed Ia he the
cause OF is alleged failure to carry out the agreement
AFTER twelve years Tue testimony Is now ready and the
lawyers arc prepared FOR argument. TGcy VIII he heard
neI, week probably h,Tllnns on Tuesday. 10y judge
Wallace IN the Gated states Court. Joseph II Choatc
and EN1u Root VIII SrgIc Cor the plaintiffs and wayne
Mao Neagh. Albert Sikary AMI +. l. StetsoH FOR tAc
defendants Among q Q Law nfils ich have hand ~
tie contest Evarts, ChOtte Beandn. AMI Root &
strong for the foreign hOIs"s. ana tie other side
Bang. NictsOn Tracy Mae Nei'h; Clrcr & Wltiidgc
Lort, Day & Lori; Jennings ~ kIs-c! and Shiptni
! Bs-!pvc LaiGluc i ChOatc Chd.ea H. Wrrl las ha
ARG Of the ,dsc for EVaIts. Ctodic ( B'antr. t. y
Bangs ma John H. NhtIS. eng ged Ia the litigation,
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